The City's Past
"How did this guy find out?"
"Could it be that his previous battle with the Demon was intentional?"
"Very likely! This guy doesn't seem like the type to act recklessly!"
"..."
Many people are discussing it, and their evaluation of Lin Mu is noticeably higher.
A hint of excitement flickered in Du Zian's eyes.
He had already prepared for Lin Mu to have flaws.
He just hadn't expected Lin Mu to be more mature than he had imagined.
He would be ecstatic if someone like that could become his disciple.
Lei Yong nodded slightly; so far, Lin Mu's performance was indeed quite good.
"Follow me!" the leading Demon said coldly.
After saying that, he crawled to the side.
Lin Mu and Cui Boxuan followed closely behind.
Not long after, the two of them arrived at a wasteland.
The leading Demon emitted strange sounds.
Rumble!
The ground trembled, and a series of sounds rang out.
All that could be seen were Stone Tablet growing out of the ground.
Below the Stone Tablet, several figures were Chains.
The Demon roared, and the Chains snapped.
The figures fell to the ground, their faces showing signs of weakness.
Looking at those figures, Lin Mu could sense that they were different from the Little Boy and the others; they possessed the aura of souls.
"I'll give you three hours. If you can't solve the riddle after three hours, I'll kill you!" the leading Demon said coldly.
After saying that, he turned and left.
The other Demon also glared fiercely at Lin Mu.
Lin Mu looked at the figures with a calm expression.
"Are you from this city?"
The figures were extremely weak. They looked at Lin Mu with a hint of doubt on their faces. "Who are you?"
"I am an explorer, and I have come to rescue you!" Lin Mu said.
A sallow-faced, emaciated middle-aged man in tattered clothes questioned, "Why should we believe you!"
"You have no choice! If I want to kill you, it's just a matter of saying the word!"
Mental Power emanated from Lin Mu's body, covering Mental Power longsword and faintly exuding a murderous aura.
The figures had expressions of fear on their faces.
Those Demon also possessed this ability, but strangely enough, they never managed to kill them.
Unbeknownst to them, this place was prepared for the Martial Arts Exam, so the Demon naturally wouldn't kill them.
"Cooperate with us, and we'll guarantee your survival!" Lin Mu said.
The sallow-faced, emaciated Middle-aged Man asked, "What do you want to know?"
Lin Mu asked, "What exactly happened here?"
The sallow-faced, emaciated Middle-aged Man shook his head slightly. "We don't know either. We woke up to find this place like this!"
"If you really want to know the answer, you can only go to the City Lord's Mansion; there are some remaining Archives there!"
"In what direction?" Lin Mu asked.
"The northernmost point!" said the sallow-faced, emaciated Middle-aged Man.
"Alright! You guys lead the way!" Lin Mu said.
The figures nodded and walked forward.
Lin Mu and Cui Boxuan followed them.
Cui Boxuan looked puzzled. Standing beside Lin Mu, he asked, "Why did those Demon agree to our request? And how did you discover that the Little Boy and the others weren't true Undead? Where did you find out?"
He was like a curious child, his eyes fixed on Lin Mu, searching for the answer.
Lin Mu smiled slightly and immediately said, "There's nothing special about it. When I fought that Demon, I clearly discovered that the Demon could use mental techniques."
"This also shows that Demon can kill all the Undead. If Demon had such abilities in reality, what would they do?"
Cui Boxuan was slightly taken aback, but immediately realized. "Demon hate humans very much, and they will kill all the Undead!"
"That's right, but instead of killing the Undead, they instigated them, which is very unreasonable!"
"Because the Undead have no reason to help them!"
"After all, the Undead are a kind of obsession. It's easy to control one obsession, but it's extremely difficult to control all of them!" Lin Mu said.
"I understand now, the Undead here were prepared specifically for us!"
"Their existence is meant to guide us and help us find the answers. They can also be redeemed. Therefore, their existence is in conflict with the existence of Demon, and they can never cooperate!" Cui Boxuan suddenly realized.
"That's right! So I can conclude that the real Undead must have been imprisoned by those Demons. They dare not kill them, so they can only keep them locked up!"
"The Mental Bodies that appeared before us are clearly the work of Demon. Their special ability is likely to create these Mental Bodies for disguise!" Lin Mu said.
"Then their ability is really weak!" Cui Boxuan said.
Lin Mu shook his head. "That's not quite right. I think some of their abilities are sealed, otherwise they wouldn't only have this much strength!"
Cui Boxuan was slightly taken aback; he didn't quite understand Lin Mu's words.
But what he didn't know was that after Lin Mu fought the Demon, he increased his efficiency through the system.
It is clear that these Demon possess considerable Mental Power, and they are capable of creating so many Mental Bodies.
If it weren't for the fact that some of his abilities were sealed.
Their combat power will be extremely terrifying.
Because these Mental Bodies are themselves a form of consciousness, capable of launching attacks at any time.
For martial artists with weak Mental Power, it is extremely fatal.
Following the Undead, they arrived at a dilapidated mansion.
This mansion occupies a large area, and it is easy to see that it once had its own glory.
"This is it!" said the sallow-faced, emaciated Middle-aged Man.
Lin Mu nodded.
They pushed open the door and went inside. Many things here had been burned and were unrecognizable.
After searching for more than ten minutes, the two found several volumes of Archives.
Open the Archives; it records some events that happened in the town.
In the 131st year of the Martial Yuan, the New Land City was completed, with a total population of [number missing] people, 134 guards, [number missing] acres of fertile land, and [number missing] acres of forest...
In the 143rd year of the Martial Yuan, the old city lord died and a new city lord took office. Upon taking office, he implemented sweeping reforms, which led to widespread suffering among the people.
In the 155th year of Martial Yuan, a riot broke out in the city, with a large number of people clashing with the guards. However, the conflict was forcefully suppressed, and many people died as a result. All of this was due to the new city lord's 'rules'.
In the 165th year of the Martial Yuan, the new city lord suddenly died. Some say he was assassinated, and the New Land City saw a glimmer of hope.
In the 194th year of the Martial Yuan, the New Land City was prosperous.
Lin Mu frowned slightly upon seeing this.
If the contents of the Archives are true, then New Land City should be a very good place to live.
Even if they were invaded, they could not have been defeated so quickly.
He picked up another Archives.
Upon seeing the contents of the Archives file, he frowned slightly.
Because the Archives records some folk tales, which have nothing to do with the New Land City.